WGU C165 INTEGRATED PHYSICAL
SCIENCES EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Physics ( correct answers ) The study of forces, energy,
motion
Chemistry ( correct answers ) The study of atoms and molecules, their
and their interactions to form
structures,
substances
Earth science ( correct answers ) The study of the Earth's
structure andand processes that change
composition,
Earth
essential attributes of science ( correct answers ) Studies the
natural
Uses testable
world
ideas
Relies on data from
Presented for evaluation by other
observations/experiments
Leads to further
scientists
questions/research
variables ( correct answers ) The changing quantities in an
experiment
independent variable ( correct answers ) What you change in an
experiment on
purpos
e
dependent variable ( correct answers ) The variable that changes
because of an
independent
variable
control variable ( correct answers ) The variable(s) you don't want to
study,
be either
need
eliminated
to or kept
constant
observational study ( correct answers ) When systems are observed as
they
in nature,
appearresearchers do not attempt to
change them
physical model ( correct answers ) A model of a physical phenomenon,
such as a
planetary
system
conceptual model( correct answers ) A model used to visualize things
thatseen,
be cannot
such as
atoms
mathematical model ( correct answers ) A model that
treats physical
objects/phenomena using mathematical
methods
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, computer ( correct answers ) A detailed, complex model
model
computer calculated by a
principle of falsification ( correct answers ) Principle that only
falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific inquiry
hypothesis ( correct answers ) A testable statement about how something
in nature works
law ( correct answers ) A concise statement that is supported by
scientific evidence and repeated experiments, describes a widespread
pattern in nature (what)
theory ( correct answers ) A statement that explains a wide range of
observations, supported by a large body of scientific evidence (how/why)
meter ( correct answers ) Base unit of
length
kilogram ( correct answers ) Base unit of
mass
second ( correct answers ) Base unit of
time
kelvin ( correct answers ) Base unit of
temperature
Derived units ( correct answers ) What is produced when the base
units/quantities are combined
Speed ( correct answers ) The name for the distance traveled divided by
an interval of time
Volume ( correct answers ) Term for the amount of space an object
occupies
Liquid displacement( correct answers ) Method of determining the
volume of an object by measuring the amount of liquid it displaces
direct relationship ( correct answers ) A relationship between two
variables where increasing one increases the other, and vice versa
inverse relationship ( correct answers ) A relationship between two
variables where increasing one decreases the other, and vice versa
Velocity ( correct answers ) A combination of speed and
direction
GRADED
A+
SCIENCES EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Physics ( correct answers ) The study of forces, energy,
motion
Chemistry ( correct answers ) The study of atoms and molecules, their
and their interactions to form
structures,
substances
Earth science ( correct answers ) The study of the Earth's
structure andand processes that change
composition,
Earth
essential attributes of science ( correct answers ) Studies the
natural
Uses testable
world
ideas
Relies on data from
Presented for evaluation by other
observations/experiments
Leads to further
scientists
questions/research
variables ( correct answers ) The changing quantities in an
experiment
independent variable ( correct answers ) What you change in an
experiment on
purpos
e
dependent variable ( correct answers ) The variable that changes
because of an
independent
variable
control variable ( correct answers ) The variable(s) you don't want to
study,
be either
need
eliminated
to or kept
constant
observational study ( correct answers ) When systems are observed as
they
in nature,
appearresearchers do not attempt to
change them
physical model ( correct answers ) A model of a physical phenomenon,
such as a
planetary
system
conceptual model( correct answers ) A model used to visualize things
thatseen,
be cannot
such as
atoms
mathematical model ( correct answers ) A model that
treats physical
objects/phenomena using mathematical
methods
GRADED
A+
, computer ( correct answers ) A detailed, complex model
model
computer calculated by a
principle of falsification ( correct answers ) Principle that only
falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific inquiry
hypothesis ( correct answers ) A testable statement about how something
in nature works
law ( correct answers ) A concise statement that is supported by
scientific evidence and repeated experiments, describes a widespread
pattern in nature (what)
theory ( correct answers ) A statement that explains a wide range of
observations, supported by a large body of scientific evidence (how/why)
meter ( correct answers ) Base unit of
length
kilogram ( correct answers ) Base unit of
mass
second ( correct answers ) Base unit of
time
kelvin ( correct answers ) Base unit of
temperature
Derived units ( correct answers ) What is produced when the base
units/quantities are combined
Speed ( correct answers ) The name for the distance traveled divided by
an interval of time
Volume ( correct answers ) Term for the amount of space an object
occupies
Liquid displacement( correct answers ) Method of determining the
volume of an object by measuring the amount of liquid it displaces
direct relationship ( correct answers ) A relationship between two
variables where increasing one increases the other, and vice versa
inverse relationship ( correct answers ) A relationship between two
variables where increasing one decreases the other, and vice versa
Velocity ( correct answers ) A combination of speed and
direction
GRADED
A+
